Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-02
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The police force are figuring on new
oyercOatS.
THERE were two cases before His Honor
yesterday morning.
THE police made one hundred and TWEEN
ty-two arrests during October.
THE fountain was treated to one OF It's
periodical cleanings, yesterday.
Two deeds of trust were admitted to
record by Clerk Hook, yesterday.
THE Council Committee on Markets and
Claims met at the City Hall, last night.
The new carpets have greatly improved
appearance of the Custom House offices.
THOMAS TURNER was arrested yester-
day morning, by Officer Dunlap, on a
charge of disorderly conduct.
THE Belmont Nail factory worked till y
o'clock Monday night, TO partly make up
the loss of time during the day.
THE members of the Board of Commits
sioners put in yesterday examining bills,
preparatory to next Mondays session.
THE Woman's Union Benevolent Society
is called to meet at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms
this afternoon at half-past three o'clock.
The Board of Police and Fire Commits
sioners have purchased q new team OF gray
horses for use at the Hook and Ladder
House. The price paid was four hundred
dollars.
Mrs. Nancy B. ERSKINE, died ut her
residence three miles south of West Alex
ander, Yesterday morning, in the I'D year
OF her age.
MANAGER TRACY, Of the Western
Union, has completed the removal OF the
property at the B, & D. telegraph office,
in this city, to the Western Union head
quarters.
DURING his term of office, as weigh
master at the Gas Works, from February
/, 1856, to October 81, 1897, Mr.. Nc
Cormick turned over $27S.Sl, which beats
the record.
"REACON LIGHTS, a picturesque Next
can military play, which is pronounced to
be q splendid thing by the critics, will be
at the Opera House next Monday and
Tuesday evenings.
The Council Committee on Ordinances
and Railroads will meet this evening TO
pass upon the petition OF the BOggs Run
Mining and Manufacturing Company for a
railroad switch on the south side OF Forty
eight street.
QUITE a large hunting party left the
lower end of the city yesterday, to be gone
Tha N re-
Brinkman and HanshumaKer, Dr.. Bngell,
Mr.. Schultze and DIR. Branuan, and they
will look for game on the banks OF Fish
Creek.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made by
Manager Clark, of the new North Wheel
ing pottery, to bring forty practical pot
ters here from Trenton, n. j., and they
will probably locate in the First ward,
making quite an addition to the population
Of the city.
IT is learned that q gas house emplOye
named Higgins was yesterday informed by
Superintendent Dillon that rs the works
were under new management new rules
would have to be observed. Mr. Higgins
is now without a job and wondering if the
Superintendent took him for rule.
Tue remains Of Hiram Burkett, an old
soldier and man well known to many
citizens of Wheeling, were brought up
from Moundsyille, yesterday afternoon on
the Que o'clock train and buried at Mt.
Zion cemetry. The remains were under
escort of detachment OF the MoundsVile
Post, c. A. r., and were also met at the
depot by Stephens Post, of the South
side
IN it's notice of the dOings of the Board
of Gas Trustees, yesterday, the REGISTER
referred to Mr.. Thomas Little us not being
"a property owner" 1t should have been
mot real-estate owner" Mr.. Little is
assessed with several thousand dollars
worth OF property. He says that when he
was qualified ~ to his sufliciency on the
bond he WAS merely asked If he was
worth 81, OO0". He answered yes" and
WAS accepted.
The Riverside Fire Brick Company.
whose boiler exploded u few days ago, just
~ they were about ready to go To work
brick, yesterday received Il
new steam generator, twenty feet long by
fOrty-tOur inches in diameter, and it will at
once he placed in position. by the way,
it was not the main battery of boilers
which exploded, but a tubular boiler at
the shaft on the hill, some distance from
the works proper.